Like about 88% of the U.A.E.'s residents

The answer to “Like about 88% of the U.A.E.'s residents” in the New York Times crossword is EXPAT — a 5-letter word. It most recently appeared in the New York Times crossword on June 7, 2026, a Sunday puzzle, at 34-Down. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Like about 88% of the U.A.E.'s residents” answer

EXPAT (5 letters)

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Why the answer is EXPAT

EXPAT is the 5-letter solution that fits "Like about 88% of the U.A.E.'s residents" in the NYT Crossword crossword on June 7, 2026 (34-Down). Use the letter tiles above if you'd rather reveal it one letter at a time.

What does EXPAT mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of EXPAT is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

When else has “Like about 88% of the U.A.E.'s residents” appeared?

New York Times reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

June 7, 2026 (most recent) → EXPAT. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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